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Disability rights activists block DHHS doors during Raleigh protest, risking arrest
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoAccording to Chris Murphy, a disability rights activist who traveled from Minnesota, one able-bodied...
Social Security to drop obsolete jobs used to deny disability benefits
Washington Post· 19 hours agoFor decades, the Social Security Administration has denied thousands of people disability benefits...
Tarrant sheriff addresses ‘misinformation’ about inmate with developmental disability
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 4 hours agoThe Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office addressed what it called “misinformation” about a former inmate with a developmental disability in a press release on Monday. Family and ...
ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and it's penalizing candidates with disabilities
The Daily Dot· 8 hours agoNow, a new study from the University of Washington found that ChatGPT, Open AI’s artificial...
Texas' anti-abortion heartbeat law aimed to save babies, but more infants died.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoHe said the governor has taken "significant action to protect the sanctity of life" and offered...
25 years after their big win, states are still letting disabled people down
The Hill· 5 days agoTwenty-five years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. was...
NYC public schools launching new division aimed at migrants, students with disabilities
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoNEW YORK — New York City public schools will launch a division to better serve the city’s growing...
Olmstead Academy on mission to change narrative about people living with disabilities
CBS News· 10 hours agoMINNEAPOLIS — "Olmstead" is a big name that changed a lot of lives in the United States. In 1999,...
From South Bend to Biden administration, disability advocate keeps the mission going
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEmily in turn understands the importance of NCD. “This council has the opportunity to advocate for...
Disability advocate completes ‘thrilling’ wheelchair hike up Mount Snowdon
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoA disability advocate trying to set a world record for the fastest climb up Mount Snowdon in a...